Post by terrana on Jul 20, 2009 20:30:57 GMT -5
Carter reached up and swept her bangs back out of her eyes before making sure the line was hooked securely to the cliff face. Satisfied that the rope was safe, she reached up and found her next handhold. Humming to herself, she climbed another ten feet before attaching the next clip to the cliff face. Half an hour later, she reached the top and hauled herself up over the edge. Standing up, she stretched and gazed out over the magnificent view that spanned out in front of her. Smiling, she closed her eyes and let cool wind blow across her sweaty face.
All of the sudden, something hard slammed into her back with incredible force. She gasped in pain as she felt her ribs crack and fear as she hurtled over the edge. Whatever hit her, had hit her so hard, that the speed with which she fell yanked out all of the clips. She screamed as she realized what was about to happen, but her scream was cut short as she collided with the ground, hundreds of feet below where she fell from.
Carter whimpered with pain as her vision turned red. She tried to move but couldn’t. As blood ran from her mouth and nose, she realized her spine was broken. She moaned with the realization, praying that she would pass out.
Lord, she thought, please let this end quickly. Take me soon, so that I can escape this pain.
A silhouette appeared through the haze clouding her vision. A soft voice that seemed to be made of music came from the person.
“There, there,” he crooned, for the voice was obviously male. “Your pain will be over soon.” Carter moaned again and closed her eyes, still praying that it would be over quickly. She felt a slight pressure on her wrist, then a searing pain. She screamed again, and jerked violently, trying to get away from the monster.
Suddenly, the person was gone, and violent sounds of ripping came from a few feet away. Carter moaned as the fire in her arm grew hotter, but managed to roll over and see what was going on. A man was attacking the person who had hurt her. The fire grew in intensity suddenly, and Carter screamed. She closed her eyes and concentrated with all her might on praying. A few seconds later, the horrible sounds stopped, and Carter began to smell a sickeningly sweet smoke coming from where the fight had happened.
She coughed and screamed as the cough made her pain worse. Another person appeared in her hazy vision. Another voice filled with music penetrated the roaring in her ears.
“Don’t worry,” a different male voice said kindly. “I will help you through this as much as I can. I am afraid that there is nothing I can do to stop the pain, the venom has spread too far.” She felt another light pressure on her arm, and the man took her hand and squeezed it gently. “I am Samuel, and I will stay with you until this is over… Can you hear me?” he asked softly, his voice full of concern.
It was all Carter could do to nod, but she managed to whisper, “Thank you, Samuel.”
“Of course,” Samuel said. “Now, I’m sorry but I have to hurt you more if you are to survive.” She felt another sharp pain in her neck, and she screamed again, as her world faded into darkness.
All of the sudden, something hard slammed into her back with incredible force. She gasped in pain as she felt her ribs crack and fear as she hurtled over the edge. Whatever hit her, had hit her so hard, that the speed with which she fell yanked out all of the clips. She screamed as she realized what was about to happen, but her scream was cut short as she collided with the ground, hundreds of feet below where she fell from.
Carter whimpered with pain as her vision turned red. She tried to move but couldn’t. As blood ran from her mouth and nose, she realized her spine was broken. She moaned with the realization, praying that she would pass out.
Lord, she thought, please let this end quickly. Take me soon, so that I can escape this pain.
A silhouette appeared through the haze clouding her vision. A soft voice that seemed to be made of music came from the person.
“There, there,” he crooned, for the voice was obviously male. “Your pain will be over soon.” Carter moaned again and closed her eyes, still praying that it would be over quickly. She felt a slight pressure on her wrist, then a searing pain. She screamed again, and jerked violently, trying to get away from the monster.
Suddenly, the person was gone, and violent sounds of ripping came from a few feet away. Carter moaned as the fire in her arm grew hotter, but managed to roll over and see what was going on. A man was attacking the person who had hurt her. The fire grew in intensity suddenly, and Carter screamed. She closed her eyes and concentrated with all her might on praying. A few seconds later, the horrible sounds stopped, and Carter began to smell a sickeningly sweet smoke coming from where the fight had happened.
She coughed and screamed as the cough made her pain worse. Another person appeared in her hazy vision. Another voice filled with music penetrated the roaring in her ears.
“Don’t worry,” a different male voice said kindly. “I will help you through this as much as I can. I am afraid that there is nothing I can do to stop the pain, the venom has spread too far.” She felt another light pressure on her arm, and the man took her hand and squeezed it gently. “I am Samuel, and I will stay with you until this is over… Can you hear me?” he asked softly, his voice full of concern.
It was all Carter could do to nod, but she managed to whisper, “Thank you, Samuel.”
“Of course,” Samuel said. “Now, I’m sorry but I have to hurt you more if you are to survive.” She felt another sharp pain in her neck, and she screamed again, as her world faded into darkness.